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Some patches on my skin are really light, others really dark. does it sound like i have skin cancer?
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No: Light and dark skin patches reflect pigmentation disorder and not cancer. See this site for more info. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/skinpigmentationdisorders.html.
Answered 1/2/2014
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